daycare

How much are you all paying for daycare? My husband and I chose an at-home licensed daycare because it will work best with our erratic work schedules. It will be $120/week and she takes 3 weeks vacation..1 paid by us...

That's an extra $500 a month we need to come up with! Even though this was a planned pregnancy and I knew daycare would be an issue, we really wanted kids! STRESSED!

How much are you all paying for daycare? My husband and I chose an at-home licensed daycare because it will work best with our erratic work schedules. It will be $120/week and she takes 3 weeks vacation..1 paid by us...

That's an extra $500 a month we need to come up with! Even though this was a planned pregnancy and I knew daycare would be an issue, we really wanted kids! STRESSED!

I live in CT and daycare is really expensive. For my DD's before and after school program it's $100 a week. And she is only there for 30 mins in the morning and 45 mins after school. When this lo comes I think the rate is $205 a week. So between both kids I'll be dishing out around $1200 a month in child care. If I didn't have a car payment student loans, etc I'd might as well stay home!

I live in CT and daycare is really expensive. For my DD's before and after school program it's $100 a week. And she is only there for 30 mins in the morning and 45 mins after school. When this lo comes I think the rate is $205 a week. So between both kids I'll be dishing out around $1200 a month in child care. If I didn't have a car payment student loans, etc I'd might as well stay home!

For a new born...if it's full time that's a good price depending on where you live. We looked into Daycare (in home and center) and we were looking at minimum $600/month but it averaged closer to $800...we opted to work opposite days to accommodate.

For a new born...if it's full time that's a good price depending on where you live. We looked into Daycare (in home and center) and we were looking at minimum $600/month but it averaged closer to $800...we opted to work opposite days to accommodate.

Here in New Orleans, for baby and 2 1/2 dd we will be shelling out $1500/ month!! I think the price is worth it if the daycare is reputable and treats your baby like their own. Remember they will be spending most of their day there.

Here in New Orleans, for baby and 2 1/2 dd we will be shelling out $1500/ month!! I think the price is worth it if the daycare is reputable and treats your baby like their own. Remember they will be spending most of their day there.

Mine will be $1200 per month, but this is a company onsite daycare. Baby will be there for about 10 hours a day 5 days a week, when converted to rate per hour (including holidays and my vacation days) it's about $6.50. The daycare cente is excellent, the daycare ppl all have college degrees in child/infant care, and they do extensive background checks. I am in NJ btw.

Mine will be $1200 per month, but this is a company onsite daycare. Baby will be there for about 10 hours a day 5 days a week, when converted to rate per hour (including holidays and my vacation days) it's about $6.50. The daycare cente is excellent, the daycare ppl all have college degrees in child/infant care, and they do extensive background checks. I am in NJ btw.

We pay $25 per day, and ONLY the days that DS goes. I absolutely have no qualms with home day cares taking time off, but it certainly will never be on my dime. We interviewed one woman who said she reserves 2 full weeks a year for vacation. One is scheduled that we would've been asked to still pay for, the other is chosen at random and she would not be responsible for finding us alternate care. Also, she said she can take as many no notice paid sick days as she needed. Add on to that that she wanted $35 a day. I think it's absurd that these home care providers actually expect parents to pay them vacation time. That sort of thing is a corporate type benefit, and if they want that they need to seek other employment.

We pay $25 per day, and ONLY the days that DS goes. I absolutely have no qualms with home day cares taking time off, but it certainly will never be on my dime. We interviewed one woman who said she reserves 2 full weeks a year for vacation. One is scheduled that we would've been asked to still pay for, the other is chosen at random and she would not be responsible for finding us alternate care. Also, she said she can take as many no notice paid sick days as she needed. Add on to that that she wanted $35 a day. I think it's absurd that these home care providers actually expect parents to pay them vacation time. That sort of thing is a corporate type benefit, and if they want that they need to seek other employment.

That's pretty inexpensive in comparison. I live outside new orleans & it's $175/wk. We just took my son out & a nanny is 10/hr but only $12/hr for 2. So once this one is born, it'll essentially be the same price for at home nanny vs daycare.

That's pretty inexpensive in comparison. I live outside new orleans & it's $175/wk. We just took my son out & a nanny is 10/hr but only $12/hr for 2. So once this one is born, it'll essentially be the same price for at home nanny vs daycare.

We didn't stay long enough to ask for references. She (she claimed) was one of the few fully Christian home day care providers in the area which is how she basically justified it. Apparently all activities are tailored to be a lesson about God, and any tv / movies would be Christian. We did really want him to be in a Christian home care setting, but she was just insane with prices. The provider that we chose is AWESOME! DS was her first ever kid as a licensed provider and she's really become like a second mom to him. We can change what days he goes for any reason, as long as we give her 24 hrs notice. Also, we pay at the end of every two weeks, only for the days he actually goes there. The best part is that she lives less than 2 minutes from my house.

We didn't stay long enough to ask for references. She (she claimed) was one of the few fully Christian home day care providers in the area which is how she basically justified it. Apparently all activities are tailored to be a lesson about God, and any tv / movies would be Christian. We did really want him to be in a Christian home care setting, but she was just insane with prices. The provider that we chose is AWESOME! DS was her first ever kid as a licensed provider and she's really become like a second mom to him. We can change what days he goes for any reason, as long as we give her 24 hrs notice. Also, we pay at the end of every two weeks, only for the days he actually goes there. The best part is that she lives less than 2 minutes from my house.

I think $120 a week is an excellent deal for in home daycare! I stay home, but I watched a baby for $30/day for a couple months (which if it was full time would have been $150/wk) and it was EXHAUSTING! My baby was the same age at the time. It was hard. Most of my friends who use daycare/preschool full time pay about $800/month. Still a lot of money no matter what, but it could be worse! Good luck!

I think $120 a week is an excellent deal for in home daycare! I stay home, but I watched a baby for $30/day for a couple months (which if it was full time would have been $150/wk) and it was EXHAUSTING! My baby was the same age at the time. It was hard. Most of my friends who use daycare/preschool full time pay about $800/month. Still a lot of money no matter what, but it could be worse! Good luck!

i live in houston and for full time at a daycare center it is$ 250 a week. for 3 days a week its $175. i have found home daycare as low as$ 120 a week but i only need part time and i seem to find the going rate for part time in home daycare to be$ 40 a day.

i live in houston and for full time at a daycare center it is$ 250 a week. for 3 days a week its $175. i have found home daycare as low as$ 120 a week but i only need part time and i seem to find the going rate for part time in home daycare to be$ 40 a day.

I'm in Houston. I haven't looked at the cost of in home day care, but the day care centers I was interested in are all 1000 to 1200 per month.With the majority that I actually like being either 1100 or 1200.

So I'm paying my mother 800 per month to watch the baby while he's little. We'll do that for the first year, probably and then reassess after that.

By the way, those numbers are for all day, a full work week and are for infants. If you do less than a full day and full week then it's less. If it's for an older child, the price goes down as well.

I'm in Houston. I haven't looked at the cost of in home day care, but the day care centers I was interested in are all 1000 to 1200 per month.With the majority that I actually like being either 1100 or 1200.

So I'm paying my mother 800 per month to watch the baby while he's little. We'll do that for the first year, probably and then reassess after that.

By the way, those numbers are for all day, a full work week and are for infants. If you do less than a full day and full week then it's less. If it's for an older child, the price goes down as well.

Hello, Very infrequent poster here, but this something I know a little about. I live just outside of Chicago and our YMCA daycare costs over 1200 a month for our 3 year old and the newborn will be over 1500 a month. So normally we would be dishing out 2700 a month but since I get an employee discount 50% so it will be a little more manageable. It is a great center and they are hard to find. I was in the Child care management field for along time and have heard horror stories. My sister was in a terrible situation with a provider and decided to change to a daycare center that cost 2x as much because it was accredited and had a great reputation just to know her child was safe. Sorry so long

Hello, Very infrequent poster here, but this something I know a little about. I live just outside of Chicago and our YMCA daycare costs over 1200 a month for our 3 year old and the newborn will be over 1500 a month. So normally we would be dishing out 2700 a month but since I get an employee discount 50% so it will be a little more manageable. It is a great center and they are hard to find. I was in the Child care management field for along time and have heard horror stories. My sister was in a terrible situation with a provider and decided to change to a daycare center that cost 2x as much because it was accredited and had a great reputation just to know her child was safe. Sorry so long

where I am DS will be starting daycare next week (he is 2 1/2) and its costing me $700 a month for 5 days a week. That here is considered reasonable for a big group daycare. To put the baby in daycare will be around $1000 or more a month so altogether we are looking at 1700 a month for 2 kids or more

where I am DS will be starting daycare next week (he is 2 1/2) and its costing me $700 a month for 5 days a week. That here is considered reasonable for a big group daycare. To put the baby in daycare will be around $1000 or more a month so altogether we are looking at 1700 a month for 2 kids or more

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